Free 8th grade english language arts scripts for Google Apps

EFL - ESL - ELD, English Language Arts, Spanish

Discussion Sentence Starters English/Spanish

Created by

BeeKindBeeProductive

I have often had students with amazing ideas and no way to express them, and I have had students that bring their, at times inappropriate, discussions skills from home.This one page document will allow your students to develop a discussion culture fit for any learner.It is editable on a Google Slide. Before printing, download as a JPEG or a PDF. Prints better.Enjoy, customize, whatever!

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Grades:

PreK - 12th

Types:

Printables, Scripts, Posters

Playwriting Template - Google Docs Version - Professional Manuscript Standard

Created by

That's Some Serious Drama

This document contains a link to a Google Docs version of the professional playwriting manuscript format. This can be used by professionals, higher educational students, and secondary grade levels. The link will take you to a page that forces you to create a copy of the Google Doc, which will then automatically appear and save in your Google Drive.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Drama, Writing

Grades:

7th - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Juneteenth RT Google Forms Comprehension Quiz

Created by

Black History Month, Drama, Reading

This CCS-based comprehension activity goes with my reader theater play, Juneteenth: Freedom for the First Time, which is available elsewhere in my store. Includes answer key. Once downloaded, users can edit to suit. How to create a Google Classroom assignment: 1. purchase and download "Juneteenth RT" elsewhere in this store; 2. download this quiz to your Google Forms; 3. In Google Classroom, create a new assignment in the Classwork tab; 4. Upload the PDF of the play; 5. From Google Forms, click

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Grades:

4th - 8th

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theaussiehighschoolteacher

TEDx Talk Script Development Tool

Created by

This resource package can be used for a classroom activity, formative or summative assessment. It allows your students think critically and creatively about a topic and display their knowledge and understanding in a TEDx environment which fosters a supportive and encouraging space to listen and learn.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, Oral Communication

Grades:

7th - 10th

Types:

Handouts, Assessment, Scripts

When Three Explorers Meet - A Readers Theater Script

Created by

Motion Middle School

Created by 7th Graders - "Readers theater" depicting a chance meeting in the afterlife of three important explorers - Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta, and Zheng He.Reader's Theater script for [4] readers - includes humorous insults, references to the similarities and differences of these explorers and student creativity. ENJOY! Please leave a note of your favorite parts to share with my students if you use it. :)

Subjects:

Ancient History, Creative Writing, Social Studies - History

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Homeschool Curricula, Activities, Scripts

Language for Classroom Collaboration Stems

Created by

Olmos in the Classroom

Talking stems to help students collaborate with one another in the classroom.

Subjects:

Classroom Management, English Language Arts, For All Subjects

Grades:

1st - 12th

Types:

Activities, Flash Cards, Scripts

A Christmas Carol Reader's Theater

Created by

Jennifer Najarian

A 22-page Reader's Theater version of A Christmas Carol adapted with middle schoolers in mind. Some archaic phrasing has been modernized, while iconic quotes remain intact. Additionally, some language/names that might cause students to break character have been adjusted (looking at you, Dick Wilkins). This version can easily be read aloud by all but the most struggling readers in two 40-45 minute class periods.

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Reading

Grades:

6th - 8th

Types:

Activities, Scripts, Lesson

OG -ed and -tch Lesson Plan

Created by

Eden's Exchange

OG Lesson Plan.Orton Gillingham supports readers who demonstrate dyslexic tendencies. This lesson can be used with whole class, small group intervention, or one-on-one tutoring. This fits into the larger phonics scope and sequence in this way. After a student is confident in manipulating individual letter names and sounds, they start moving into digraphs like -sh and -ck. Immediately after that stage, this is the lesson for you. It builds on the students' knowledge of "ch" and teaches them the r

Subjects:

Phonics, Poetry, Reading

Grades:

1st - 8th

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Matilda Abridged Reader's Theater Script

Created by

Ferrell Studios

A short 1-2 minute Reader's Theater adaptation script of "Matilda" to introduce students to the concept of reader's theater using a well-known novel

Subjects:

Arts & Music, Drama, English Language Arts

Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Scripts

Romeo & Juliet Eight Minute Script

Created by

Amy Leserman

This two-page script of "Romeo and Juliet" is made up of original lines from the Folger Digital Texts, and contains roles for fifteen students at a time. It is designed to be read aloud in eight to twelve minutes.Ideally, each student has their own copy of the script, and reads and performs their role as if they were on stage. Mercutio gets stabbed and dies? He drops "dead" on the stage, etc. If students have studied their own lines and made sure they understand all of the words ahead of time

Subjects:

Drama, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 12th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Scripts

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Freedom March Comprehension Quiz FREE Google Forms

Created by

English Language Arts, Martin Luther King Day, Social Studies - History

This FREE CCS-based comprehension activity goes with my reader theater play, Freedom March RT, which is available elsewhere in my store. Includes answer key. Once downloaded, users can edit to suit. From the 1963 March for Jobs and Freedom, the iconic event where MLK delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech, this poignant story is told through the eyes of eleven-year-old Lucy. How to create a Google Classroom assignment: 1. purchase and download "Freedom March RT elsewhere in this story; 2. downlo

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Arts & Music, Drama, English Language Arts

Where the Wild Things Are Abridged Reader's Theater Script

Created by

Ferrell Studios

A short 1-2 minute Reader's Theater adaptation script of "Where the Wild Things Are" to introduce students to the concept of reader's theater using a children's book

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Grades:

3rd - 8th

Types:

Activities, Handouts, Scripts

Sybil Ludington FREE Google Forms Quiz

Created by

Balanced Literacy, Drama, Women's History Month

Use this free Google Forms comprehension activity with my play, "Girl. Fighter. Hero.--Sybil Ludington's Ride for Freedom and Independence." It's currently available elsewhere in my TpT storefront and in my Etsy store. The quiz is also included in the script's original PDF. It's a fantastic play for use with your Women's History Month or your Revolutionary War history curriculum. Sybil is known as the "female Paul Revere" for her midnight ride warning of the British invasion of Danville. It's

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

Reading, Social Emotional Learning, Spanish

8th - Personal Goals Guided Meditation SEL

Created by

School Wellness and SEL

Improve reading, writing, and behavior with your 8th-grade students! This guide connects academic performance and emotional well-being by incorporating guided meditations and personal goal setting into your curriculum. Benefits include improved focus, self-awareness, motivation, and self-efficacy. This approach can help students become more engaged in their studies and develop a sense of accomplishment and confidence in their abilities, leading to a greater sense of purpose and direction in life

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Grades:

8th

Types:

Teacher Manuals, Reflective Journals for Teachers, Scripts

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The Secret Soldier FREE Google Forms Comprehension Quiz

Created by

Drama, English Language Arts, Social Studies - History

The CCS-based comprehension activity goes with my reader's theater play, The Secret Soldier. Includes answer key. Once downloaded, users can edit it to suit. How to create a Google Classroom assignment: 1. purchase and download "The Secret Soldier" elsewhere in this store; 2. download this quiz, editing it to suit your needs, in your Google Forms; 3. In Google Classroom, create a new assignment in the Classwork tab; 4. Post the PDF of the play; 5. From Google Forms, copy and post the link to th

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Grades:

4th - 8th

Types:

EFL - ESL - ELD, Reading, Vocabulary

Do/Does/Don't/Doesn't Dialogue

Created by

Kelsey Sickmeyer

This is a little dialogue between two people that uses DO, DOES, DON'T, and DOESN'T in many ways that I use to help EL Newcomers practice both reading and speaking fluency. I always use this in conjunction with Flipgrid, and include an example video of myself and someone else (or, for dramatic entertainment, myself and myself in high and low voices). This helps hold my high school ELs accountable for actually pushing themselves to try to read/speak English, to make mistakes and to help each ot

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Grades:

3rd - 12th, Higher Education, Adult Education

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Romeo and Juliet: Scene Rewrite

Created by

Dustin Weinstein

This activity encourages students to provide a summary not only of what they already (should) know about the play, its characters and the actions therein, but also about what they would like to see occur in a particular part of the play.

Subjects:

Creative Writing, English Language Arts, Literature

Grades:

8th - 9th

Types:

Projects, Activities, Scripts

CCSS:

W.8.3

, W.8.3a

, CCRA.R.1

, CCRA.R.5

Dress Up Book Report

Created by

Amber Cole's Store

In this project students will read a book of their choice (approved by teacher and parent) and then do a dress up report. They will dress up as one of the main characters from the book and retell the story from the point of view of that person. This project could be suitable for all ages and easily adaptable.

Subjects:

Library Skills, Oral Communication, Writing

Grades:

2nd - 8th

Types:

Projects, Assessment, Scripts

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Charles Dickens' Escape from the Blacking House Google Form Quiz

Created by

Christmas/ Chanukah/ Kwanzaa, Drama, English Language Arts

This FREE Google Forms quiz goes with my original reader's theater script, "Escape from the Blacking House" (based on the childhood of Charles Dickens). It's available elsewhere on my TpT storefront. Includes answer key. Once downloaded, users can edit to suit. How to create a Google Classroom assignment: 1. purchase and download "Escape from the Blacking House" elsewhere in this store; 2. download this quiz, editing it to suit your needs, in your Google Forms; 3. In Google Classroom, create a

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Grades:

5th - 9th

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Great Expectations reader's theater Google Forms Quiz

Created by

Drama, English Language Arts

This free Google Forms quiz goes with my original reader's theater script, Pip & the Prisoner, which is based on the first 5 chapters of Charles Dickens' Great Expectations. It's available here in my TpT store. Includes answer key. Once downloaded, users can edit to suit. How to create a Google Classroom assignment: 1. purchase and download "Great Expectations" elsewhere in this store; 2. download this quiz, editing it to suit your needs, in your Google Forms; 3. In Google Classroom, create

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Grades:

5th - 9th

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